Jeddo, in Grant Township, seventeen miles northwest of Port Huron, is in the midst of a good agricultural district.

PERSONAL SKETCHES.

The biographical sketches which follow deal with the personal history of many of the pioneers, together with that of old settlers and others, whose history is closely identified with this township:

WILLIAM AUSTIN, farmer, Section 3, P. O. Jeddo, is a native of Canada, and was born October 24, 1819. His parents, William Austin, a native of Connecticut, and Hannah Hoag, of New York State, came to Michigan Territory in 1827, and settled in Monroe County. Remained there two years, and in 1829 came up the river to this county, and settled on Black River, in the town of Desmond, now Port Huron, and engaged in lumbering. His wife died in 1835, and he died in 1873. William's boyhood was spent with his parents on Black River; his playmates were mostly Indians, and he used his bow and arrows and paddled his canoe with them. After reaching manhood, he came to this town, and settled where he now lives. It was then a wilderness. He began clearing his land. Engaged in lumbering fifteen years during winter, and made his farm and engaged in farming. Owns his farm of eighty acres. In 1842, he married Lydia Chadwick, of Vermont. She died in 1849, and left three children—Annie, now Mrs. Stanzel, of Port Huron; William L. and James E. In 1852, he married Margaret Condon, a native of Scotland. They have three children—James E., Lydia and Margaret.

N. R. AVERY, farmer, Section 22, P. O. Blaine, is a native of Canada, and was born February 17, 1817. His parents were from New England. His boyhood was spent in his native place, and he attended school there. After reaching manhood he engaged in farming. In 1862, he came to St. Clair County, and settled in this town, and since then has been engaged in farming here. Owns 120 acres. Has held the office of Commissioner of Highways, and has held school offices many years. In 1857, Mr. Avery married Miss Sarah Hilborn, a native of Canada. They have five sons and three daughters—Joshua, lives in the town of Greenwood; Stephen, in Custom House, Port Huron; Alexander, attorney at law, Port Huron; Joseph, attorney and Judge of Probate; Lincoln, teaching; Hannah J., now Mrs. E. McLean; Sarah, now Mrs. Ruterlcdge; Margaret, now Mrs. Miles.

WILLIAM BICE, farmer and school teacher, Section 4, P. O. Jeddo, is a native of Ontario, Canada, and was born in the town of Darlington, county of Durham, April 3, 1837. He grew up and received his education in Canada, and then engaged in teaching. Taught school there eleven years, He came to this county in 1869, and settled in this town, and since then has been engaged in farming and teaching. Owns his farm of eighty acres. He has taught school for thirty-seven terms and has held school offices here. In 1858, he married Miss Agnes McKibben. a native of the city of Armaugh, Ireland. They have eight children—Elizabeth, is married, now Mrs. F. Pray, of this town; Emerson B., Georgianna, Minerva, Ida, Sophronia, Tryphena and Charlotte.

MARTIN BAKER, Section 5, P. O. Jeddo, is a native of Canada, and was born May 21, 1809; he grew up there and learned the tanning business. In 1852, he came to this county and settled in this town on the place where he now lives, and bought 500 acres of land. It was all covered with timber. He began clearing his land and made his farm and engaged in farming. In 1860, he engaged in tanning, and carried on the business for twenty years. He owns 150 acres of lacd. Has held town and school offices. In 1828, he married Miss Catharine Lemons, a native of Canada. They lived together fifty-two years; She died December 31, 1880, leaving seven children—Elizabeth, now Mrs. Macklim; Sarah Ann, now Mrs. Cline; Catharine, now Mrs. Macklem; Benjamin, lives in this town; George, lives in this town; Delilah, now Mrs. Martin; David, living West

H. CADWELL. farmer, Section 10, P. O. Jeddo. is a native of Oneida County, N. Y., and was born December 18, 1815. His parents were natives of New England. In 1816, they removed to the town of Batavia, Genesee Co., and he grew up to manhood there. Upon reaching the age of twenty-one, he left home for Michigan, with only $3.50 in his pocket, and drove a team until he got fifteen miles west of Detroit, then came up the river on foot and reached this county February 27. 1836, and had not quite $1 of his money left, He came here in the employ of Dr. Woodward, who built the mills on the county line and went to work in the mills. He was married September 7, 1840, to Miss Margaret Burtch. Her parents, Ethan and Elizabeth Jones Burtch, came to this county in 1835, and settled in the town of Burtchville. Two days after they were married they moved on the place where they now live. He located the land from Government; it was all a dense woods; he cut two trees and swung them around and made a log house, and began clearing his farm in summer, and lumbered during the winter. In the winter of 1840 and 1841, he was Collector for this town when it extended to Saginaw, he used to go to St. Clair to mill, and to Port Huron, which was the nearest post office; has carried two bushels of wheat on his back four and a half miles; he has lived on this farm forty-three years, since 1840; they are among the oldest settlers of this county or this section of the State; he owns 180 acres of land. He held the office of Constable and Assessor in early days. They had nothing when they began life, and their success is owing to their own efforts. They have five children—Sarah, now Mrs. Loop; Isola, now Mrs. Turrell, living in Clare County; Mary, now Mrs. Davis, living in Clare County; Orpha, now Mrs. Bothwell, of this town; Hannibal J., farms the home place.

EDWARD CAMPBELL, wagon maker, Jeddo, is a native of Canada, and was born June 2, 1858. He grew up there and learned his trade in Goderidge, and afterwards worked at his trade there until 1876, when he came to this county. He carried on his business at Emmet for a year and a half, firm being Campbell & Reeds. In 1881, he came to Jeddo, and since then has carried on the business here. He has a blacksmith shop and wagon shop and has a good trade. In 1878. he married Miss Emma Bell, a native of Canada. They have one son—William Russell.

NEIL D. CAMPBELL, physician, surgeon and accoucheur; village of Grant. Grant Center, Blaine, is a native of Canada; was born June 18, 1849, in the township of Southwold, county of Elgin, province of Ontario. He attended high school for four years in Wardsville, and graduated, after which time he taught school for four years, and read medicine at same time; two years later obtained license to practice medicine there; attended lectures at Ann Arbor, during the session of 1873-74; also attended Rush Medical College, Chicago and County Cook Hospital, during the years 1874-75, from which college and hospital he holds a diploma and certificate of hospital practice. Located in this place on July 28, 1875, and has practiced medicine successfully here ever since. He carries on drug business and owns a farm two and a half miles from his residence at Grant Center. He was married March 14, 1879, to Miss Alma Pernel Ernest, a native of the said town, who taught school from the age of sixteen till married. She was born April 1, 1859, in the same town in which she now resides.

EUGENE CAREY, of the firm of Pray & Carey, general merchants, Section 21, P.O. Elaine, is a native of St. Clair, and was born in this town. May 4, 1855. His parents, James and Ann (Myron) Carey, came from Port Huron to Elaine with an ox team in 1852. Their nearest post office was at Sarnia, a distance of sixteen miles. Mr. Carey, Sr., felled trees with which to erect his shanty, and himself and family endured nearly all the hardships incident to pioneer life. Mr. C. often walked to Sarnia, without money for his dinner, or to procure the necessaries for his family. By perseverance and industry, and such self-denial of comforts, nay, necessaries, as farmers of to-day, in a settled community can not realize, Mr. Carey and wife accumulated enough to pay for their farm, when a piece of misfortune befell them which would have discouraged many a stouter heart—the title to his land was found defective and he was obliged to pay for it a second time. But, with a pluck and energy worthy of emulation, he hired the money, at 4 per cent per month, with which to again pay for the place that was rightfully his own, and then began the long, hard struggle to clear himself from debt. His noble wife came to his rescue, making and selling enough butter from two cows to buy the groceries for the house and clothe herself and children, and so well were their efforts rewarded, that their place was soon free from debt. They continued the same industry, perseverance, frugality and energy; and, as each child left the parental roof, he became the recipient of $2,000. Our subject's boyhood was spent on his father's farm; he attended school here and completed his education at the State Normal School. He returned home and spent two years on the farm, teaching winters; he then engaged in mercantile business, built the store, and got the post office established here. He afterward sold his interest in the store, and spent two years on the farm, then entered the Grange store at Jeddo; in December, 1882, he associated with his present partner, firm of Pray & Carey, and engaged in mercantile business here. He holds the office of Postmaster, and has held the office of Town Clerk. He was married, July 25, 1882, to Miss Selina McElhinney,

of Port Huron.

WILLIAM HENRY CAREY, farmer, Section 15, P. O. Blaine, is a native of Canada, and was born June 29, 1850; his parents, James and Annie (Myron) Carey came to this county in 1852, and settled in this town—cleared the land and made this farm—they are now living at Grant Centre. William grew up on his father's farm and attended school here; since reaching manhood, has been engaged farming; owns his farm of eighty acres. He was married, December 25, 1871, to Miss Caroline Farewell, a native of Canada; her parents, Isaac and Alma Farewell, came to this county in 1860. Mr. and Mrs. Carey have four children-George A.. Cora B., Nora Gertrude and Lewis M.

ABRAHAM CLINE, farmer, Section 5, P. O. Jeddo, is a native of Canada, and was born February 1, 1820. A few years after reaching manhood, he came to this State, in 1851; lived one year in the town of Worth; then came over in this town and settled where now lives. It was all covered with timber; he cleared the land and made his farm, and has lived here over thirty years, and has been engaged in farming, and has also been engaged in building some; he is one of the early settlers here. In Io49, he married Miss Sarah Ann Baker, a native of Canada; they have four sons and seven daughters—Adam F.; George; Adolphus; Abraham; Sarah C., now Mrs. Kilbourn; Delilah A., now Mrs. Hill; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Kilbourn; Tryphena, now Mrs. Benuway; Jane: Mina, and Nancy.

ALFRED COMSTOCK. farmer and lumberman, Section 17, is a native of Oneida County, New York, and was born in the town of Western, February 14, 1806; his parents were William and Abagail (Waldo) Comstock; he grew up on the farm, until eighteen years old, and then went in a store. After he became of age, he engaged in mercantile business in Jefferson County, N. Y., and continued until December, 1834; then started for the Territory of Michigan. He and his brother Clift and his brother-in-law, E. Batchelor, drove through by team, and were eleven days on the way, and came direct to Port Huron; the following spring, he opened a store and hotel. On March 31, 1836, he married Miss Harriet Jane Westbrook; she was born in the town of China; her parents, Capt. Andrew Westbrook, of Pennsylvania, and Nancy Thorne, came up on the river to this county in 1815. During the war of 1812, he left Canada, abandoned a splended property there, and came to Detroit. He was a man of great prominence, and contracted and furnished provisions for the soldiers at the Fort. He died July 26, 1835; his wife died during the early childhood of Mrs. Comstock. After he was married, he carried on mercantile and hotel business until 1838; then built mills up on Black River, where he now lives, and engaged in lumbering with his brothers, and continued together thirteen years. In 1858, he bought the interest of his brothers, and carried on the business himself until 1873; and since has given his attention to clearing and improving his land, and farming. He has sold considerable of his land, and yet owns 800 acres. They are among the oldest settlers in this part of the county. He has held school offices. They have had twelve children; only six survive; four sons—Andrew W. and William B. are extensively engaged in manufacturing lumber at Alpena, also engaged in mercantile business and banking, they own large tracts of timber lands there, and also in the South; Alfred M. lives at home; Joseph B.. in Bank at Alpena; and two daughters—Helen, now Mrs. Combs, of Illinois, and Ada, now Mrs. Hunt, of Alpena.

JAMES COON, farmer. Section 27. P. O. Elaine, is a native of Canada, and was born May lS, 1828. His parents, Amasa and Sarah Coon, were both born in New York State. He lived in Canada until nineteen

years old, then came to this county and worked at lumbering on Black River for eight years, then went to Grand Rapids and remained there three years, then returned hero and worked at trade, carpenter and joiner. He came on the place where he now lives in 1864; since then engaged in farming, and worked some in building. He owns a good farm, well improved, with excellent buildings. Has held the office of Highway Commissioner. In 1855. he married Miss Sarah O'Lone, a native of Canada. They have five children—Laura E., Luella, Frederick, Matilda, Andy.

JACOB DAWSON, farmer, Section 4, P. O. Jeddo, is a native of Canada, and was born July 2, 1847. His parents, Thomas and Mary Dawson, came to this county during his early boyhood, and settled in this town (then Burtchville). He grew up and attended school here, and since reaching manhood has been engaged in farming. Owns a farm of ninety acres. In 1866, he married Miss Charlotte Streeter, daughter of Solomon Streeter, one of the early settlers. She died in 1873, and left two children—William and Solomon. In 1874, he married Miss Sarah Bice, a native of Canada. They have three children—Maud, Ella and Mary. THOMAS DEZELL, farmer, Section 8, P. O. Jeddo, is a native of Canada, and was born March 6, 1844. When twelve years old. he removed to the county of Wellington, and grew up and lived there until 1872; then for two years worked in St. Thomas at the trade of carpenter and joiner. In 1874, he came to this county, and settled in the town of Grant on the place where he now lives. The following year he bought the farm—owns 100 acres with good improvements—and since then has been engaged in farming. He was married July 24, 1873, to Mrs. Sarah Hodgins, a native of Canada. They have one daughter—Gertrude May.

SMITH WALTER DOWNS, farmer. Section 20, P. O. Blaine, is a native of New York State, and was born in the city of Albany August 22, 1832. His parents, Walter Smith Downs and Amanda Follett, went to Canada the following year, and he was brought up there, and is a mill wright by trade. He came to this county in 1858, and worked at his trade at Brockway and Berlin three years. He lived at Marysville three years, then removed to Port Huron, and remained there sixteen years, and worked at his trade; also engaged in building. In March, 1878, he came on the farm where he now lives, and engaged in farming. Owns a good farm of eighty acres. He has held school offices. In November, 1858, he married Miss Martha Ballentine, a native of New Brunswick. They have two children—Fred W. and Elizabeth M.

D. G. FINLAYSON, farmer and teacher, Section 27, P. O. Blaine, is a native of Herkimer County, N. Y., and was born in the town of Warren July 28, 1839. His father, Dr. Alexander Finlayson, was a native of Scotland, and his mother, Sarah Green, was born in the city of London, England. They came to this State and settled in Sanilac County. During the boyhood of Mr. Finlayson, he attended school there and completed his education at Mt. Carroll, 111.; then engaged in teaching. He has taught for twenty winters, and also during four summers. For three years he was Principal of the Union School at Ft. Gratiot. He has lived on his farm since 1867. Owns 120 acres of land finely improved. He has held the office of Supervisor three years; also served as Town Clerk, and has been School Inspector for twelve years. In 1861, Mr. Finlayson was married to Miss Maria Orser, a native of Canada. They have two children—a son, Howard Judson, attending commercial college in Detroit, and a daughter, Cora Ann, at home.

WILLIAM J. GARDNER, farmer, Section 20, P. O. Blaine, is a native of this county, and was born in the town of Burtchville, now Grant February 25, 1844. His parents, John L. and Jane E. Gardner, came to this county in 1832, and were among the early settlers. His father and grandfather bought a large tract of land and engaged in farming and lumbering. His father died in 1856, his mother is living in this town. William grew up in this town until the war, then enlisted at the age of nineteen in Company D, Twenty-second Michigan Infantry, and served two years and eight months; and since the war has been engaged in farming. In 1866, he married Miss Elsie N. Brown, of the town of Clyde. They have five children—Olive, Charles, John, Blake, Bertha.

JOSEPH GIBBONS, farmer, Section 16, P. O. Blaine, is a native of Ireland, and was born June 12, 1824. He emigrated to the United States, and arrived in Mobile, Ala., in 1849. The following year went to Nashville, lived there several years, and worked on the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad. In 1853, came to Port Huron; bought the land where he now lives, and settled in this town. It was all woods; he cleared the land and made his farm, and since then, for the past thirty years, has lived here and been engaged in farming. When he arrived in this country, he only had 18 pence, and now he owns 235 acres of land. He has held the office of Highway Commissioner three years, and has held school offices nine years. He was married May 2, 1855, to Miss Alice Casey, a native of Ireland. They have five children—Ann Eliza, Ellen, Edward, Michael, Alice.

WILLIAM GRAHAM, farmer, Section 11, P. O. Jeddo, is a native of England, and was born December 31, 1819. His parents emigrated to this country in 1833, and he grew up in Canada and in York State. Upon reaching manhood, came to this State in 1840, and worked for Amos Wexon two years; then went to Canada, and after being there a year and a half, came to Sanilac County, and settled on the Wild Cat, in the town of Worth; cleared the land and made his farm; lived there twenty-five years, and then removed to the town of Grant, and settled where he now lives. Owns 240 acres of land. In 1853, he married Miss Elizabeth Wexon, a native of Canada. They have seven children—Ruth Ann (now Mrs. Elmer Spaulding, of this town), Amos, Eva, Levi, William, Charles, Leonora.

ROBERT HARRIS, foundry, wagon manufacturer, Section 21, P. O. Blaine, is a native of England, and was born May 4, 1851. He was brought up there, and served his time in foundry, and learned trade of molder. He emigrated to this country in 1870, and came to this county the same year. Worked at his trade in Port Huron eleven years. He came here in 1880, and established his present business; has a foundry, blacksmith and wagon shop, and has already built up a good trade, and it is constantly increasing. He is a mem ber of the Golden Tent Lodge of Maccabees. He was married January 22, 1874, to Miss Margaret E. Fitzgerald, of Port Huron. They have three children—George W., Joseph R. and Lila M. Lost one son—John Avery.

PASCHAL LAMB, fanner. Section 3, P. O. Jeddo, is a native of Lower Canada, and was born February 25, 1837; his parents came to this county in 1846, when he was only nine years of age, and settled in this town; it was all a dense wood; they cleared their land and made a farm. Mr. Lamb's boyhood was spent here on the farm, and since then he has been engaged in farming and lumbering; he owns a good farm; he is interested in the grain business and is one of the organizers of the grange; he has held school offices. Mr. Lamb was married February 22. 18G2. to Miss Sarah Locke, a native of Canada. They have seven children—William. Eva, Edith, Ira, Caroline, Martha and Grace.

MOSES LOCKE, farmer. Section 4, P. O. Jeddo, is a native of Canada and was born August 5, 1823; his boyhood was spent there. After reaching manhood he came to this county in 1845, and he worked at lumbering on Black River until the spring of 1847, then bought land and settled opposite where he now lives. It was all a wilderness, nothing was opened; he built a log house and began clearing his land, making his farm during the summer and lumbering winters, and since then, over one third of a century, has resided here; he owns his farm; is engaged in manufacturing molasses, and can also make sugar, and was the first to engage in the business here: he has held school offices many years; is now Justice of the Peace and member of the Town Board. In 1840, he married Miss D. Van Camp, a native of Canada. They have one son—George.

WILLIAM H. LYNX, fanner, Section 23, P. O. Blaine, is a son of Robert Lynn and Mary Randal), Ihey came to tlis State forty years ago. They settled in the town of Worth, and lived there ten years, then came to this town and since then have resided here; he owns his farm of 100 acres; his wife died January 7, 1869. leaving eight children—Albert, Laura, Priscilla, Lewis. William, John, Mary and Rosa.

A. McDONALD, farmer, Section 11. P. O. Jeddo. is a native of Scotland, and was born April 29, 1835; his parents, James McDonald and Agnes Ferguson, natives of Scotland, were married December, 1829. They emigrated to Canada and lived there a few years, and came to this county in 1850. and settled in the town of Burtchville. now" Grant," on the place where they now live, then dense woods. They took 400 acres of land: they cleared the land and made a farm, and since then have resided here, and are now living with their son; they celebrated their golden wedding three years ago; they have six children; there never has been a death in the family among the children or grandchildren. Mr. McDonald, the subject of this sketch, came here with his parents in 1850; helped clear the farm and then engaged in lumbering; upon the breaking out of the rebellion he enlisted in Saginaw in the first call for troops in 1861, in the First Michigan Infantry, three months' service; went to Washington Army of the Potomac; he re-enlisted in the Sixth Michigan Cavalry, Company C; was taken prisoner at Orange Court House, but escaped by stratagem the same day; was taken prisouer at Winchester; he served under Gens. McLellan. Burnside. Hooker, Meade and Grant; was in the seven days' fight and in the battles of the wilderness; he remained in the service until the surrender of Lee and close of the war. After his return he built two mills, a grist mill and saw mill at Lakeport. and one in Sanilac County. In 1873, he came on his farm and since then has been engaged in farming, owns farm of 100 acres; he was married April 19, 1860, to Miss Thalia Curren, of Jackson County, Midi. They have two chil dren—Imogene and Donald Ross.

GEORGE McNARY, farmer, Section 8, P. O. Jeddo. is a native of this county and was born in this town August 29, 1857; his parents, Joseph and Ruth McNary, came to this county in 1854, and settled on this place; took up land from the Government, cleared and made the farm, and lived here until his death in 1879; he left five children—Jackson, George, Betsey J., now Mrs. Bennett, of Jackson County; Julia Ann. now Mrs. Langrell, of Ridgeway; Arvilla, now Mrs. Smith, of Sand Beach: Phebe. now Mrs. Walker, of Almont; George grew up here and lives on the farm with his mother, and farms the home place.

DOXALD MATHERSOX, farmer. Section 14, P. O. Blaine, is a native of Nova Scotia, and was born October 1, 1820; he grew up there, and upon reaching manhood went to Maine and lived there until 1852, and then came to this county and settled in the town of Burtchville, now Grant; bought the land where he now lives, all covered with heavy pine timber; he cleared it and made his farm, and since then has been engaged in farming; he owns his farm of eighty acres. In 1855, he married Miss Fanny Brown, a native of Canada; she died in 1*70. leaving four children—Elmer, Lottie, Wallace and Willard.

DENNIS D. MERCHANT, farmer, Section 26, P. O. Blaine, is a native of the State of Maine, and was born September 16, 1824; his parents, James S. and Olive Davis, Merchant, were natives of Massachusetts; they came to this county in 1840, and settled in the town of Lexington now the town of Grant—then a wildderness. Bought land, cleared and made a farm: his wife died in 1855, and he died in 1866. Mr. Merchant came here with his parents; after reaching manhood he engaged in farming, and since then has carried on that business, he has lived on this place thirty-six years, and is one of the oldest settlers in this town, and has lived in the town of Lexington, Burtchville and Grant during that time: he owns 240 acres of laud; he has held school offices many years; he was married September 14, 1848, to Miss Martha A. Peckham, of Monroe County, N. Y.; her parents, Stephen and Ruth Peckham, were natives of that State. Mr. and Mrs. Merchant have six children—Newton P., living in this county; Judson N., living in Ingham County; Frank D., living Van Buren County; Charles H., Ida M. and Fred W.

MICHAEL MYRON, farmer, Section 28, P. O. Blaine, is a native of Canada, and was born in the town of Hallowell November 1, 1841; his parents, Michael Myron and Julia Doyle Myron, came to this county in 1852, and settled in the town of Burtchville, now the town of Grant; cleared the land and made his farm, and lived here until his death September 6, 1870; his wife survives him and lives here. Mr. Myron's boyhood was spent on his father's farm: during the war, he was two years in the South in Government service: after his return, he engaged in farming, and since then has resided here, and owns a good farm of 160 acres, finely located. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace for the past ten years, has been Town Treasurer for the past three years, and has held school offices; is now Director in the schools. Mr. Myron was married March 17, 1867, to Miss Harriet Annes, a native of Whitby, Canada, and daughter of Charles Annes and Xancy Xichols; they came to this county in 1849. Mrs. Myron was engaged in teaching for some years: her mother was teacher of the first school taught in the town of Burtchville. Mr. and Mrs. Myron have two children—Arthur and Charles; they have lo<t five children—Clara. Carleton, Ermina, George and Elmer.